It's almost the end of summer. It's not official, IMHO, until Labor Day. That means the next thing to look forward to is Hockey. But before the puck drops, I'm going to fill you in on my summer. We've had some milestones this year and I've been a bit too busy to blog, as indicated by my last post being in May.
June brought us the usual birthday bashes, including a niece, a daughter-in-law, 2 kids, and 2 grandkids. A trip to Chicago was in order to celebrate with the "big kids".
Talk about emptying the pocketbook (which is what my grandma always referred to as her purse and writing this just popped into my head with a chuckle). Lots of parties and celebrations. Family fun!
July continued with the celebrations of the 4th and 3 more birthdays. Heat and sunshine occupied the days while granddaughter and I occupied the pool! Lots of swimming. We even had additional occupants when the girls across the street came over and some friends from school joined us after a sleep over. That's another story! She can now do a handstand, front and back somersaults, and a "dolphin" or backflip in the water. A real cygnet I tell you!
This brings us to August. Back to School! The High School Graduate is attending Rock Valley College, the Associates Degree is going on to become a Surgical Technologist, The Bachelors Degree is job hunting, and the Cygnet is drying out while going into 2nd Grade! The older I get, the faster time goes.
That's it in a nutshell. Now, as mentioned, let the puck drop! Join me as I follow the Rockford IceHogs and the Chicago Blackhawks as a staff writer for Blackhawk Up! Don't worry, I will still have product reviews and family stories here. Maybe I'll even have time to get back into the kitchen and share some creations with you. As always, thanks for stopping by the castle! Drop in anytime, it's one place I don't have to clean. :)
